Chapter 206 Zuixianlou

"I wanted to come here by myself, but my mother insisted on sending a visiting card, saying that she wanted to visit you properly to thank you for your care along the way." Brother Shen said helplessly.

Gu Mingda immediately understood the cause and effect: "Is your mother the eldest princess?"

Brother Shen nodded. He also knew the character of the Gu family very well. He explained: "It's not that I deliberately concealed it, but my family has always told me that when I go out, I must not easily reveal my identity. If I don't obey, my mother will really beat me."

No one in the Gu family cared about this matter with him. After all, no one wanted to get benefits from him at the beginning. It was purely to thank him for his help at the dock and the seasickness pills.

Now the Gu family is embarrassed about how to entertain the eldest princess.

"Don't worry, my mother is easy to talk to. She only has two children, me and my sister. She can't thank you in time, and she will definitely not embarrass you." Brother Shen said confidently.

Even though he said that, the Gu family was still not relieved. After all, the eldest princess entered the mansion, and tea and snacks could not be served casually. This was different from the visit of the Duke of Xian. After all, the Duke of Xian came to apologize, and the Gu family was in the right.

"I'll go to the Sun family and ask Brother Sun how to arrange this matter." Gu Mingda's attitude was calm, and he did not hide the blind spots he touched.

Brother Shen also shouted on the side: "Why bother so much, can't you just ask me?"

But when everyone thought of Brother Shen's unreliability, no one was willing to take up the topic.

It was still Niuniu who was kind and gave him two pieces of pork jerky in her purse: "Brother Shen, I'll treat you to delicious food. It's adults' business, and we children won't make trouble."

Brother Shen was seventeen years old. He didn't think there was anything wrong when he heard this. Instead, he happily accepted his identity as a child. After tasting the pork jerky, his eyes lit up.

"Where is this fresh food from, Niuniu, why didn't you taste it on the boat before?" Brother Shen kept asking.

Niu Niu was very proud to see that her snacks were loved by her friends. She was about to talk about Shuying, but then she remembered that her mother didn't let her mention Shuying outside.

"It's a secret! I can't tell you where it came from." Niu Niu said seriously.

Brother Shen quickly finished two pieces of pork jerky, but he still felt unsatisfied and said, "Can you give me some more? I'll buy it with my own money. I'm going home. I'm very rich now."

Niu Niu has always been very good to her friends. Hearing this, she said, "If you really like it so much, then I'll give you all mine."

Niu Niu handed a bag of pork jerky to Brother Shen with a painful look on her face.

After taking the pork jerky, Brother Shen said carelessly, "I won't take advantage of you for nothing. I'll treat you to dinner at Zuixianlou in the evening. In two days, I'll take you to have a good look around the capital."

Niu Niu kept listening to him talking about "Zuixianlou" on the boat, and her eyes lit up immediately.

Now it was Brother Shen's turn to be proud, saying: "In the future, I will take you to taste all kinds of food in Beijing. There are many delicious and fun things in Beijing."

Zuixianlou is indeed very grand. It is located on the most prosperous street in Beijing and is six stories high. Brother Shen directly booked a private room on the top floor. Standing there, he can overlook the scenery of the entire capital.

It's just early spring now, and it's still extremely cold. The cold wind blows on people's faces, which hurts. The sixth floor is high and windy. No matter how good the scenery is, I dare not open the window to see more.

Looking at this situation, Brother Shen couldn't help regretting in his heart: "If I had known this, I should have chosen a lower floor."

Although there is no such scenery on the lower floor, there is no such strong wind, and you can see the lively street scene. Unlike now, the voices are far away and it seems too quiet.

Brother Shen is not a very reliable person. Everyone is very used to what he does, and no one has low EQ to say that this private room is not good.

Gu Zhao and Niuniu, however, were not afraid of the cold wind at all. They stood in the wind and looked outside, their eyes full of curiosity.

"There's a taller building over there!" Gu Zhao suddenly pointed to the towering tower in the east and shouted.

Brother Shen explained casually: "That's the Yinfeng Tower in the palace."

The two children opened their eyes wide, and seemed to be very curious about that place.

Brother Shen then explained a few more words, saying: "Many years ago, His Majesty dreamed of a phoenix in his arms. After he ascended the throne, he dreamed of it twice again, so he built this phoenix-attracting tower."

Seeing that the two children were staring at him seriously and talking excitedly, he added a few more words, saying: "Everyone in the palace says that although this tower is for attracting phoenixes, it is actually for praying for children. His Majesty said long ago that whoever can give birth to an heir will be made queen."

Gu Mingda, who was standing by, frowned slightly when he heard this. Brother Shen said this kind of talk behind the emperor's back. After returning, he would have to remind the two children not to talk nonsense outside.

Niu Niu asked curiously, "After the building was built, did the emperor give birth to an heir?"

Brother Shen shook his head and said, "The women in the harem are almost eating medicine as food, and they haven't given birth to any children."

The emperor is nearly 45 years old this year. He has not had any children for many years and has basically given up the idea of ​​having children. Now the focus of the entire capital is on which royal family member the emperor will adopt as his heir.

"Then this building was built in vain? I don't know how much money it cost." Niu Niu sighed casually.

When Gu Mingda heard this, he was so scared that he almost covered his daughter's mouth on the spot.

"My dear, don't say such things casually." Gu Mingda warned.

Niu Niu immediately said obediently, "Okay, Niu Niu won't say it."

Brother Shen still looked heartless and said, "Uncle Gu, we are all family here, so it doesn't matter if we say a few words."

Gu Mingda was not as optimistic as him. After all, the others were not the emperor's nephews. If Brother Shen said this in front of the emperor, the emperor would probably not care about him.

The dishes of Zuixianlou are indeed exquisite.

But Gu Zhao smacked his lips: "This braised platter is not as delicious as ours."

Gu Mingda glared at him, thinking that this silly boy was really straightforward. When others invited him to dinner, they always praised him, so there was no reason to find fault.

"So many delicious foods can't stop your mouth?" Zhang Yunniang asked her son expressionlessly, and reached out and knocked him hard on the head.

Gu Zhao covered his head with a wronged look on his face, and said, "It's not allowed to let people tell the truth."

They just met Brother Shen. If it were someone else, they would have been unhappy a long time ago. Brother Shen was not only not displeased, but his eyes lit up and he kept asking, "Do you have braised food at home? I didn't taste it on the boat. Is it really that delicious? I must let me try it too."

Brother Shen thought of the pork jerky that Niuniu had given him to taste, and the braised food at Gu's must be very delicious!

He thought to himself that he must persuade his mother to have a meal at Gu's house tomorrow, so that he could also taste the good things at Gu's house!

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